Halloween Tire Spider--My first tire recycling project! I spray painted the tire purple, had my husband drill eight holes for the 'legs' (made from wire and drainage tubing) and painted landscape bricks for the eyes. There is also a hole drilled in the top of the spider for a rope (in case the spider needs to hang from a 'web').

Recycle old tires into an adorable wishing well planter! Paint the tires with exterior quality spray paint (use a base coat of whatever color you prefer, then add white lines to make the illusion of bricks.) Cut a Square hole into the tires in a vertical line. These are going to be where you insert your wishing …

Tire houses are arguably more practical and ultimately realistic than cardboard buildings. Used tires are abundant in our oil-driven world where vehicles are common and changing tires is a fact of life. The thermal mass of a tire wall works well in summer or winter, mitigating the exterior and interior temperatures so the house is never too cold or too hot inside. Construction can also be accomplished by the home owner with relative ease.